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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James Thurston Oblinger, Sr., Collector, Piano Rolls of American Popular Music, A&M 3832, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Piano rolls (42 items) for rendering solo piano arrangements of popular or vernacular American music on a player piano (pianola). Pianists who recorded these rolls include J. Lawrence Cook and Walter Redding, among others. They were collected by a resident of Frederick, Maryland, James Oblinger.
A sampling of the contents follows, listed by pianists, song titles, and dates of publication:
J. Lawrence Cook; You Won't Be Satisfied; 1945
J. Lawrence Cook; Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief; 1945
J. Lawrence Cook; Don't Fence Me In; 1944
J. Lawrence Cook; How Many Hearts Have You Broken; 1943
J. Lawrence Cook; Swinging On A Star; 1944
J. Lawrence Cook; I'm Making Believe; 1944
J. Lawrence Cook; Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive; 1944
J. Lawrence Cook; Tonight We Love; 1941
J. Lawrence Cook; Goodnight Soldier; 1943
Perry Jones; Have I Stayed Away Too Long; 1943
Frank Milne; Always; undated
Frank Milne; Someday; 1944
Frank Milne; The Gypsy; 1945
Frank Milne; Don't Sweetheart Me; 1943
Frank Milne; White Christmas; undated
Frank Milne; Let The Rest Of The World Go By; undated
Frank Milne; Oh, What It Seemed To Be; 1945
Frank Milne; A Little On The Lonely Side; 1944
Walter Redding; Rumors Are Flying; 1946
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